Abell’s Restaurant

Honesty is the best policy, right?
Well, Honey and I have passed this place so many times and finally ventured inside today for lunch. From the outside, it looks like a old little hole in the wall, and we do love that type of place. There were many cars outside so we figured that they must move food quickly, and decided we would give it a try.
The place had several locals inside at tables and the «brick bar» area, eating lunch. It is a tiny little place. I must say it was pretty dirty… more than pretty dirty — downright dirty! We probably should have run for the hills when we first entered, but we opted to stay. I think they must sweep the floors every now and then, but not behind tables… and washing the floors must be outside of everyone’s job description. We sat at a table and I looked at the floor and baseboard under the table and could not believe how filthy it was. The street and parking lot are cleaner than under the table in this restaurant! YIKES! I was getting scared, feeling like I committed to this place since I sat down, but I truly wanted to leave. Honey was not offended by the dirt… he must have been mighty hungry.
Their menu is a super limited menu (and the menu was also very dirty and tattered, btw) and nothing really appealed to me since I was not feeling so hungry after eyeing the lack of cleanliness. But, after I struggled to make a decision, I just asked the waitress what most people eat and she said «burgers». We both ordered burgers with fries.
Service was quick and food was delivered. We both ate our burgers and fries… The burger tasted OK I guess, but dry, and the bun fell apart on me rather quickly, leaving me with burger, lettuce and tomato in my hands… the fries were crinkle cut and tasted good (oil tasted fresh, thank God) which was a relief…
I don’t know about Honey, but I will not go back, just based on the dirty nature of the place. The floors and baseboards looks as if they have not been washed in years!!!
Prices were OK… food was nothing more than OK, and that is being generous… they don’t take credit cards… Just a note: I would have much rather gone to Chaptico Market and gotten me some good fried chicken, a chicken salad sandwich or some stuffed ham salad.

This is our family’s regular, weekend breakfast spot. Delicious! I recommend scrapple and creamed chipped beef!